ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2025
Long-term effectiveness of tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy: A 12-year follow-up study.
Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Long-Term Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Laser Tonsillotomy vs Tonsillectomy: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- The impact of adenotonsillectomy surgery on the utilization and cost of health care services.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes After Intracapsular Tonsillectomy.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
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- Health-related quality of life and functional recovery outcomes following tonsillectomy among patients in Hail, Saudi Arabia.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Microdebrider-Assisted Endoscopic Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Three Decades of Managing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: What's Old, What's New.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the long-term effectiveness of tonsillotomy (TT) compared to tonsillectomy (TE) with respect to disease-specific quality of life (QOL), sleep-disordered breathing symptoms, throat infections, and rate of reoperations over a median follow-up period of 12 years.
methodsAll patients < 16 years of age who underwent tonsil surgery between 2010 and 2011 at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, were included in the study. In 2023, the patients answered a questionnaire concerning tonsil-related issues and a modified Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument (disease-specific QOL). Information about possible revisits and reoperations was gathered.
resultsThe study population consisted of 189 respondents, of which 87 had undergone TT and 102 TE. The median follow-up was 11.8 years in the TT group and 12.4 years in the TE group. The disease-specific QOL was equally good in both groups. Throat infections had not been an issue for the vast majority of patients and occurred to the same extent after TT and TE. The majority of participants (79.0% TT, 86.9% TE) were satisfied with the surgery, with no significant differences between the groups. After TT and TE, there were only a few revisits due to tonsil-related problems, and the reoperation rate was 6.9% and 1.0%, respectively.
conclusionLong-term clinical effectiveness of TT seems excellent. Compared to TE, with TT, equal disease-specific QOL can be achieved with a less invasive surgical method. Over a median follow-up period of 12-years, TT was not shown to be associated with an increased risk of tonsil infection problems.
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